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College Football Playoff

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College Football Playoff preview: Picking the first-round CFP matchups

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The first -ever 12 -team College Football Playoff is set to kick off this week as Notre Dame and Indiana meet at 8 p.m. ET Friday at Notre Dame Stadium .

There's a chance of snow with a high of 33 degrees on Friday night in South Bend the game could favor Notre Dame .

The higher seed in each game will host the opening-round playoff games.

The only real tests SMU has faced this season has seen came against BYU and Clemson .

The Mustangs never faced Miami , Clemson , Syracuse or Georgia Tech in the regular season .

The Nittany Lions have the sixth -best defense in the country, a rushing attack anchored by future pros in tailbacks Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen .

Texas is tied with Notre Dame for the most takeaways in college football with 28 ( nine fumbles gained, 19 INTs), the program's highest mark since 2009 .

The Longhorns have the No. 2 scoring defense in the country ( 12.5 ppg), which will be tested against a Clemson offense, led by quarterback Cade Klubnik , who will be making his homecoming to Austin where he grew up.

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